JC virus DNA in healthy brain tissue: A challenge for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy diagnosis

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-

  Focosi, Daniele ^a   Kast, Richard Eric ^b   Maggi, Fabrizio ^a   Ceccherini Nelli, Luca ^a   Petrini, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AGED; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN TISSUE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA VIRUS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JC VIRUS; LETTER; MICROGLIA; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PERICYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 62549126017     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.21547     Document Type: Letter

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